by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
Coral Gables, Florida Mayor James Cason, swayed by modeling showing his city partially underwater in just a few decades, says he spends as much time thinking about climate change as he does trash collection and other typical municipal functions. “You know,...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 13, 2016 | EcoRight News
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, who served as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President George W. Bush, expressed concerns over the energy plan detailed by presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in Bismark,...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 10, 2016 | EcoRight News
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on a non-binding resolution against a carbon tax, approved by a mostly party line vote of 237 to 163 with one member from each party voting present. The resolution, which stated that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the U.S....
by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 10, 2016 | EcoRight News
We’re back!This week in climate change news, republicEn.org rolled out the long-awaited, newly expanded ClimateEye. Beyond covering the news created by GOP presidential candidates, we now report on climate news made at local, state and federal levels, with an...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 10, 2016 | EcoRight News
Republican San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer won a second term in office this week, securing enough votes to avoid a runoff in November. Faulconer ran on a record of being “fiscally responsible and environmentally conscious.” In May, he unveiled the details...
by Chelsea Henderson | Jun 9, 2016 | EcoRight News
In 2009, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his three adult children joined dozens of other business leaders in signing a letter to President Barack Obama and the U. S. Congress calling for the passage of “meaningful” climate change...
